Meadowlands fall meeting kicks off Friday
At 1h25, on September 3, 2021 • By MEADOWLANDS
Live racing returns to The Meadowlands after a three-week, post-Hambletonian break with 12-race programs that begin at 6:20 p.m. this Friday (September 3) and Saturday (September 4).
The Fall Meeting will consist of 29 programs that will be contested on Fridays and Saturdays, with two exceptions. The Big M has added a pair of Thursday nights to the live menu, one on December 2 and the other on December 9.
There will be racing throughout September before the track takes another three-week hiatus. After that, live action will resume on October 22 and continue straight through until the end of the year, except for Christmas Week, when there is no racing on December 24 and 25.
The Fall Meeting has plenty of dates worthy of calendar circling.
To begin with, the Breeders Crown will make its return to the mile oval after a five-year absence. A total of $6 million will be doled out as the Crown will – as usual – go a long way towards determining divisional champions, as well as harness racing’s Horse of the Year.
Eliminations for the Crown will take place October 22 and 23. One week later, the four finals for two-year-olds will be contested on October 29, while the championship races for three-year-olds as well as the older horses are slated for October 30.
The Kindergarten Series for two-year-olds of both sexes and gaits will have legs two (September 10), three (September 17), four (September 24) and five (November 6) before the finals and consolations will be contested on November 13 for total purses that are estimated at $700,000.
